Todd, I don't ski the TT80, but I concur with Jim re. setting the binding at the BOF-CRS mark. On every ski I've owned, that mark seems to give me the best fore'aft balance. It's easy to do, but post back if you're not sure how, and one of us will walk you through it. Should be a cinch with the Powerrail.
I've set up all my wife's and daughters' skis this way too, and it's working great for them as well (the only exception being my wife's Progressor 8s, which ski best at the factory mark).
As a general comment, on my Head and Fischer skis, I always seem to have to move the binding forward by 1 to 1.5 cm to get balanced, which happens to place me right on the BOF-CRS point. Dynastar's factory mark seems to be more forward than others, and I always ski those at the default position, which also happens to be at BOF-CRS. Nice.
Bottom line: well worth doing, as the benefits in control and balance are significant.
Jim, to move the Freeflex bindings on your Magnums forward isn't difficult, just fussy and takes a bit of time. Being that the carve plate is pre-drilled, it's a matter of unscrewing the toe and heel pieces, and screwing them back in to the next set of holes forward. Takes a bit of torque on the screws to get them to seat proparly (there's a little trick to getting the binding to seat flat without needing excessive torque), but otherwise it's easy. The fussy bit is keeping the connecting plates (the bits that connect the toe to the heel piece, with springs on older models) all together when you put it all back on again. Also, a hefty Philips screwdriver with a large head is essential to get good grip on the screws. Call or PM me if you want more info -- I've done this about six or seven times on Fischers and Heads.
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